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Santa Cruz release all-new Blur

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· By Press Office · 51 comments

Press Release

The all-new Blur is built around Santa Cruz’s new SUPERLIGHT suspension design that is tuned to optimize the ride characteristics demanded by modern mountain bikers – lightweight and efficient with ample plushness to ensure riders are in control when the terrain gets gnarly. 

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 We tapped into everything we’ve learned from years of making the highest quality carbon full-suspension bikes so that we could put as little
 (weight) as possible into the Blur .
 
The Blur isn’t guaranteed to make you a race winner but being the lightest, full-suspension carbon XC bike we’ve ever made (289g lighter than the previous Blur) it might be the difference between claiming first place…or just crossing the line.

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Key Features:

  • Travel (XC): 100mm Superlight suspension & 100mm fork
  • Travel (TR): 115mm SuperlightTM suspension & 120mm fork
  • 289g lighter than previous Blur
  • Room for two bottles inside front triangle
  • Size specific chainstay lengths
  • Wheel Size: 29-inch
  • Size Range: S-XL
  • Materials: C and CC Carbon
  • Lifetime Warranty as standard

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How is it weighed?

  • Weight reduction from Blur 3 CC = 289g .
  • Dark Matter paint finish saves 48g over Salmon in M/L size.
  • Frame with shock (SidLuxe – 235g) and all hardware (including seat clamp), minus axle = 1933g (size large).
  • No standard way to measure frame weights. Many other brands claim weights that can’t be backed up by real world scales. Special edition layups and other mischief is likely a factor.
  • The Blur is made to go the distance and as always the legendary Santa Cruz lifetime warranty and Rider Support team has got your back.

SUPERLIGHT Suspension

  • Because it’s the superlightest suspension we’ve ever made
  • 289g lighter than Blur 3
  • Less parts equals less weight
  • Lockout easy to reach
  • Easier to achieve desirable XC suspension curves

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SUPERLIGHT Tech

  • Requires tuning the right amount of spring force into the carbon to achieve the balance of flex, damping and durability.
  • Having our own composites lab in Cali and skilled composites specialists allowed us to experiment with layups.
  • Flex stays are not new at all, so that’s old news (at least 15 years old). What is new, and what makes ours unique, is our carbon knowledge to tune the rear end precisely where it’s needed for a consistent and desirable leverage curve.

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Leverage curve vs anti-squat

  •  Rather than using high anti-squat to resist bobbing from a progressive, high leverage shock we looked to leverage curve to provide support and control.
  •  Results in a lower and more consistent leverage curve which enabled us to reduce anti-squat, and therefore chain influence on the suspension.
  •  Allows more traction and sensitivity in both climbing and descending scenarios.
  •  Also produces a much more efficient forward drive because less pedaling input, from anti-squat, is utilized to overcome the rider’s body weight influence on the suspension.

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Two Bottle Inside The Frame

  • Means there’s enough juice (or whatever electrolytes you choose) to keep the engine running.
  • In high demand of racers / riders.
  • Great for long rides and marathon or point to point events

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Geo To Match

  • Chainstay length is proportional to frame size.
  • Every rider, no matter their height, gets the same balanced geometry and bike fit.
  • Unique in the XC market .
  • Variable seat tube angles for better fit across all sizes.
  • Longer reach, shorter (60mm) stems. Slacker head tube than previous Blur.
  • 0.7° slacker head tube than previous Blur / 1.4° slacker head tube than previous Blur TR

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XC and TR kits

XC – for the full on XC racer. 100mm front and rear

  • Light tires (Aspen 2.4″)
  • Light dropper
  • Remote lockout
  • RockShox SidLuxe and Sid SL

TR – not a trail bike, it’s a XC bike for certain courses

  • 120mm front and 115mm rear Beefier tires (Rekon Race 2.4″)
  • Full height adjust dropper post No remote lockout
  • Bigger rotors Fox 34 Stepcast

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Availability

Limited units will be available on the day of the launch from Santa Cruz Dealers nationwide. Contact your local Santa Cruz dealer for pricing and specific build options.

 

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Comments

Christie

Jun 1, 2021, 7:18 AM

The longer travel version sounds scweeeet!

AccidentalGenius

Jun 1, 2021, 7:21 AM

That's not a bad looking bike!

The Ouzo

Jun 1, 2021, 8:13 AM

Reads like a very hastily put together press release.

Pieterlab1

Jun 1, 2021, 8:19 AM

I NEED this bike!

 

DJuice

Jun 1, 2021, 8:46 AM

Did I miss the price?

Cant afford or in market, just to know, compared with other brands.

Mawbs

Jun 1, 2021, 8:49 AM

will be interesting to see prices on the TR version

Spafsack

Jun 1, 2021, 10:06 AM

This is a very very nice looking bike. Sometimes less is more. Wonder what the weight comes in at. See its specced with 2.4 tyres. Very cool

vanniri

Jun 1, 2021, 11:13 AM

Looks like the Superlight from days yonder - single pivot and everything. The Blur with its patented anti-squad linkage won the day and became the best seller.

Puncture Kid

Jun 1, 2021, 11:27 AM

No more VPP?

PhilipV

Jun 1, 2021, 11:42 AM

11 minutes ago, Puncture Kid said:

No more VPP?

Not on the racing snake weight weenie frame. 

 

Ironically my 2010 BMC Fourstroke frame was just slightly heavier (smidgen over 2kg) and it had a DW type link. It was a 26er though, so it was a bit smaller.  

JulienR

Jun 1, 2021, 12:02 PM

Prices start at R110K...

Spafsack

Jun 1, 2021, 12:07 PM

Eish, at 110k it should come in at under 11kg. 

babse

Jun 1, 2021, 12:26 PM

Shmaakit... that salmon looks lekker.

 

 

not interested in the price as I know I cannot afford it anyway! 

Cunning-Stunt

Jun 1, 2021, 12:46 PM

What makes me very happy here is it seems like they have finally managed to get all those cables internally routed!
The previous model drove me mad with the cables sticking out around the bottle cage area. They've also managed to get in two bottle cage mounts. Big bonus for stage races.

This blur looks awesome. Nice one Santa Cruz

babse

Jun 1, 2021, 1:29 PM

41 minutes ago, Cunning-Stunt said:

What makes me very happy here is it seems like they have finally managed to get all those cables internally routed!
The previous model drove me mad with the cables sticking out around the bottle cage area. They've also managed to get in two bottle cage mounts. Big bonus for stage races.

This blur looks awesome. Nice one Santa Cruz

or they just pictured with AXS and manual lockout suspension 

Wayne pudding Mol

Jun 1, 2021, 6:34 PM

Frame only option ?

MORNE

Jun 1, 2021, 6:39 PM

4 minutes ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

Frame only option ?

oh I see where this is going...

OVERDRIVE

Jun 1, 2021, 7:36 PM

I like this pic. 

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DieselnDust

Jun 1, 2021, 10:47 PM

So they licenced the 2017 Cannondale Scalpel Si and slapped a regular fork on it.. .

Smaak it stukkend

Mark James

Jun 2, 2021, 8:58 AM

Really nice looking bike!! Lots of blah blah about frame weight, but no mention of the total bike weight for the XC or TR versions... Would be interesting to know what the total bike weight is for the 2 versions of the bike to compare

Bos

Jun 2, 2021, 9:13 AM

Looks like a Blur.. ???? I still think the Tallboy is where its at.

Spafsack

Jun 2, 2021, 9:14 AM

Mark, i would like to know as well. But such a clean simple looking XC weapon.

At over 100k it must be under 11kg at least.

Mark James

Jun 2, 2021, 9:33 AM

11 minutes ago, Spafsack said:

Mark, i would like to know as well. But such a clean simple looking XC weapon.

At over 100k it must be under 11kg at least.

At over R100k I would be keeping both fingers crossed that it comes in under 11kg, but I have a feeling it might be around 11kg, or just over for the "entry level" bike... 

I found this below online, so not cheap at R100k+ for a bike with GX components... and R200k+ for the top of the range.

"The range starts with the Blur C S at £5,099 / $5,199. It uses Select+ suspension, a SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain and ‘C’ level carbon.

Via other builds with Shimano’s XT groupset, SRAM’s X01 drivetrains and plus Reserve wheel options, the Blur XC range tops out with the Blur CC XX1 AXS RSV at £9,899 / $11,299. Blur TR peaks with the CC XX1 AXS TR RSV model at £10,099 / $11,599"

eala

Jun 2, 2021, 9:41 AM

I have not even built up my previous version frame ,still in the box, eish !

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